Shoreditch Gas Works
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Operation
1823 to 1953
Location
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Produced
Gas, Tar, Coke, Ammonia, Sulphur
Used Raw Materials
|1823 |1876 |Imperial Gas Light & Coke Company |-
|1876 |1949 |Gas Light & Coke Company |-
|1949 |1953 |North Thames Gas Board |-
|1823
|1953
|Coal Gas Industry
|-
Description
"Shoreditch works was built in 1823 at Whiston St and continued to manufacture coal until 1934 after which only the CWG plant remained in operation until the site was finally closed in 1953 and subsequently dismantled." (The National Archives)
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/5512fee1-170b-4c5b-82a2-f1f1f8f3a8cd